CORNWALLIS RIVER AT CAMBRIDGE STATION

CORNWALLIS RIVER NS WSC

CORNWALLIS RIVER AT CAMBRIDGE STATION (01DD002) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the CORNWALLIS RIVER in NS, operated by the Water Survey of Canada. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 8 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

WSC station ID: 01DD002
Agency: WSC
Province: NS
Coordinates: 45.0648, -64.6353

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Fishing regulations

NS province-wide default default

Default area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.

NS province-wide default default only. Water-specific, national-park, sanctuary, licence, and in-season exceptions may apply.

Smallmouth Bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Apr 1 – Oct 31 Details Close
- Apr 1 – Oct 31
  
  Daily limit
  bag limit 5
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
White Perch Open · Harvest allowed within limits Apr 1 – Sep 30 Details Close
- Apr 1 – Sep 30
  
  Daily limit
  bag limit 10
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
Yellow Perch Open · Harvest allowed within limits Apr 1 – Sep 30 Details Close
- Apr 1 – Sep 30
  
  Daily limit
  bag limit 25
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
Banded Killifish No season data
Brook Trout No season data
Brown Bullhead No season data
Golden Shiner No season data
White Sucker No season data

Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-07-27 in America/Halifax

Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Nova Scotia Anglers' Handbook before fishing.

Fish recorded near this station

Sampled in this watershed

Cornwallis River At Cambridge Station has documented fish occurrence data from Nova Scotia provincial freshwater fish surveys. The survey records 8 species from observation sampling within 10 km of this station.

Species include: Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Banded Killifish (Fundulus diaphanus), Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu), White Perch (Morone americana), and 3 others.

Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
White Perch Morone americana
Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis

Where these records come from

Evidence: Sampled in this watershed; Fish were sampled elsewhere in the same watershed — a provincial or federal survey nearby, not at the gauge itself.
Records: 8 species; from 8 individual records
Observed: Jun 17, 1984 – Jan 1, 2010; 8 dated records

Sources

Nova Scotia Freshwater Fish Species Distribution Records — 8 records